Spain’s coastguard rescued all 11 crew members of a French fishing vessel Sunday after it started taking over water off the nation’s northwest coast, the physique mentioned.
The Ray Primero despatched a mayday early Sunday, about 10 miles from the coast of Spain’s Galicia area, reporting uncontrollable flooding and that the crew was abandoning ship in a life raft, the coastguard mentioned on X.
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A coastguard helicopter airlifted the crew to an airport close to the Galician metropolis of A Coruna for medical checks.
The now unmanned vessel, which relies in Lorient in northwestern France, stays adrift underneath the watch of rescue ships, with authorities trying to stabilise it for a potential tow to port.
The Atlantic waters off Galicia, a key fishing area in Spain, are identified for tough seas and sudden storms, which might make crusing hazardous.
